New York, USA High School Adds Aviation Flight Pathway with New Simulator in 2025

New York, USA – Tottenville High School has integrated a comprehensive Aviation Flight Technology Career Pathway into its curriculum, offering high school students early exposure to aviation, aerospace, and unmanned systems careers. The program, featuring hands-on flight simulation training, exemplifies how secondary education institutions are expanding STEM-based career pipelines.

• The program includes simulator-based training using a Redbird flight simulator with aviation-specific capabilities.

• Students explore aviation engineering principles, flight technology, and drone operations.

• Approximately 100 students are currently enrolled in the aviation pathway.

• The course prepares students for the FAA Part 107 drone certification, which requires passing a 60-question knowledge exam.

• Tottenville High School regularly hosts middle school visits, using the flight simulator experience to spark early interest in aviation careers.

Statements

• “If students can imagine it, we at Tottenville strive to make it happen. We want the students to come to school, to have fun, and to succeed. Sometimes, it just takes a little bit of something different to make that happen,” said Dr. Zach Rosch, STREAM Operations Director at Tottenville High School.

• “The actual design of this space was entirely created and constructed by students,” Rosch added.

Source: Tottenville High School